Oct 2021 – Nov 2022 · 1 yr 1 mo · Remote

• My first product development role - designing a non-profit discovery platform. The idea was simple - in the present information age, finding the right development sector organization should be as simple as finding a restaurant to eat at. The execution was anything but simple :) I worked solo for the first 6 months - interviewing stakeholders to define product attributes, doing a market survey to understand the information landscape and SWOTs of products solving for part of the problem and strategizing on the path forward to build this product. Found a partner product to build on top of in SaathiRe and worked to define the attributes and product roadmap. Participated in the beta launch before moving on to farming full-time.

Jul 2021 – Oct 2021 · 3 mos · Remote

• Volunteered with Give (Give India at the time), to complete the execution of their One Time Cash Relief Program for families of the deceased in COVID-19 Second Wave. This was one of the most humbling experiences of my life. While COVID-19 impacted us all, its effect on low income families where the bread-winner passed away was unreal. Our project team consisting of employees and volunteers helped identify over 10,000 such families across India by working with grass roots NGOs and Government Agencies. Ensuring the due diligence process worked while faced with the realities of data collection and gathering in rural India during a pandemic was a project like none other.
• We also created and tested an action plan using available AI/ML tools to dramatically improve the response time for future emergencies as cash relief or similar interventions are relevant immediately after a catastrophe strikes and time is of the essence here.

Apr 2019 – Dec 2020 · 1 yr 8 mos

• Finalizing the design and then roll-out of Schlumberger’s Corporate Sustainability Program - ‘Global Stewardship’ across our global operations and engineering & manufacturing organizations. This involves translating our subject matter expertise into actions for the broader organization to achieve Schlumberger’s vision of a Sustainable Business benefitting the communities where we work while protecting the environment!

Mar 2017 – Apr 2019 · 2 yrs 1 mo

• Role focused on commercial strategy for all key opportunities and revenue pipeline management for the Eastern Hemisphere - from Europe to the Far East & Australia. Consolidating business intelligence and designing and implementing the bid and negotiation strategy for strategic opportunities.

Apr 2015 – Feb 2017 · 1 yr 10 mos

• Managing Sales for all Clients operating in Sub-Sahara Africa covering Wireline & Slickline Services. Working with a team of Sales/Account Managers and Technical Domain Experts to provide Best-In-Class Solutions to our Clients.
• Work scope included:
• Managing a team of Technical Sales & Domain Experts supporting all O&G activity in Angola
• Day to Day Client Relationship Management
• Managing the Revenue Generation Activities and Contracts
• Responding to Tenders, RFQ, RFP, and other Commercial Discussions
• Consolidating Business Outlook, both short term and long term for input into Planning Exercises

Sep 2013 – May 2015 · 1 yr 8 mos

• Managed key International Oil Company Accounts for High Profile Deepwater Exploration & Mature Field Development offshore Angola. Instrumental in designing and communicating complex evaluation programs executed for the first time in the world for Deep Water Pre-Salt Exploration Campaigns. Navigating the technical, operational and commercial space to create and deliver a win-win solution for the customer as well as Schlumberger.

May 2011 – Aug 2013 · 2 yrs 3 mos

• Managed all onshore and Deep Water Operations in India. This meant 5 operations bases and 200+ employees. In 2012, I was managing operations spanning the entire geographical spread of the country including High Profile Deep Water operations in the Bay of Bengal for ONGC and Reliance Energy with rig spread rates of the order of $1M/day.
• By the end of 2012, owing to some contractual gains, the role was further expanded to 8 operational bases spread over the length and breadth of India . This meant an almost overnight increase of 30% in Headcount and setting up of 3 new operations bases in remote areas where we hadn't worked in before. This was an interesting exposure in project management and remote infrastructural challenges with an overnight increase in demand as we replaced our competition at remote onshore and offshore sites with no room for delays or errors.

Aug 2010 – Apr 2011 · 8 mos

• HR focal point for a segment of around 500 employees in India.
• Employee motivation, compensation & benefits, mentoring and recruiting of new employees to fill field positions were some of the key job responsibilities. Achievements include revision of bonus structure for key employee groups and streamlining of promotion process to ensure employee morale was managed and attrition reduced.

Feb 2007 – Aug 2010 · 3 yrs 6 mos

• Started out with mentoring around 30 Field Engineers based out of California. Job involved day to day quality monitoring and on-the-job coaching for a population with seniority ranging from 6 months to 15 years. Based on my performance here, was assigned as Instructor in Schlumberger's Learning Centers in Scotland and then in Abu Dhabi. Job as an instructor involved leading classroom and practical training for new employees covering technical and other aspects of the job, The challenge was in communicating with people from across the globe with different language and learning backgrounds. Led a total of 10 different courses with the course length being 1.5 months on average.

Oct 2003 – Feb 2007 · 3 yrs 4 mos

• Wireline Field Engineer helping Oil Producers in evaluating of reservoirs and production from wells. Exposure primarily with large and small producers in the US.